NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE · Population
Neighbourhood Profile
Tower Hamlets
Geography
Tower Hamlets
111 region
LONDON COMMISSIONING REGION
Site context: Tower Hamlets · NHS Region (for 111): LONDON COMMISSIONING REGION
Figures are your practice where published; otherwise the nearest available area, marked ○.
Your borough
Your boroughRegistered patients · Tower HamletsRegistered · GP practiceYour borough
387,560
GP-registered list size · as at July 2026 — varies as you filter to a PCN or practice.
Age mix · Tower HamletsRegistered · GP practiceYour borough
Aged 0–14
14.4%
Working age 15–64
79.4%
Aged 65+
6.2%
Age mix is the GP-REGISTERED list (the people on the registers, as at Jul 2026), summed across 30 practices — the same denominator as the headline list above, not the resident (ONS) population.
Resident context · Local-Authority grain
Tower Hamlets — resident populationResident · LAWider area · Local Authority
334,240
ONS mid-year estimate (mid-2025) · 1 Local Authority
15% aged 0–14 · 6.1% aged 65+ — resident age mix (where people live), not the registered list.
Age & sex structure · Tower Hamlets · REGISTERED (GP practice) · as at Jul 2026
Male· 201,247Age band186,313 ·Female
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
How to read: each bar is the count of patients REGISTERED with the scope's GP practices in that 5-year band — males left, females right. Same denominator as the registered list above; this is not the resident (ONS) population.
What this tab reads
Who's on the registers here, and what shapes their health. This tab leads with the REGISTERED population of the neighbourhood's GP practices — its age and sex structure, summed from the practice registers — alongside the public-health context of those same patients: deprivation, ethnicity, life expectancy and the big modifiable risks.
The age & sex pyramid and the 0–14 / 15–64 / 65+ split are now at GP-PRACTICE (registered) grain — the same denominator as the headline list size — so they vary as you filter to a PCN or practice. The ONS RESIDENT population is kept alongside as Local-Authority context (the area people live in), clearly labelled and never blended into the registered figures. Public-health headlines compare "closer to home" against NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD.
Wider area context
Wider area contextNot specific to your practice — nearest available area, marked ○.
Ethnicity mix
Registered-population ethnic groups, 2025 · GP-practice estimates
Registered · GP practicepopulation-weighted across practicesRegistered · Fingertips estimate
- White39.2%
- Asian / Asian British inc Chinese44.2%
- Black / African / Caribbean / Black British7.6%
- Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups5%
- Other ethnic group4%
Public-health headlines vs NORTH EAST LONDON
Life expectancy and the big modifiable risks — registered (GP-practice) grain, benchmarked against the nearest parent.
Registered · Fingertips estimate
Life expectancy — female
GP practice81.8 yrs
2019 - 23
This borough81.8 yrs
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD82.6 yrs
99% of NORTH EAST LONDON
Worse than NORTH EAST LONDON
Life expectancy — male
GP practice77.6 yrs
2019 - 23
This borough77.6 yrs
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD78.1 yrs
99% of NORTH EAST LONDON
Worse than NORTH EAST LONDON
Smoking prevalence (QOF)
GP practice14.5%
2024/25
This borough14.5%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD14.1%
103% of NORTH EAST LONDON
Worse than NORTH EAST LONDON
Obesity prevalence (QOF)
GP practice10.3%
2024/25
This borough10.3%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD13.8%
75% of NORTH EAST LONDON
Better than NORTH EAST LONDON
These are REGISTERED-population figures (the people on the GP registers), aggregated from OHID Fingertips practice rows — distinct from the resident age mix above. Life expectancy is MSOA-based (2019 - 23); prevalence is QOF-recorded.
Patient deprivation profile
Based on where your registered patients live (GP-registered-by-LSOA, Jul 2026) weighted against IoD2025 small-area deprivation
Patients in the most-deprived 20%
46.8%
IMD deciles 1–2 (England)
NORTH EAST LONDON: 29.4%
Patient-weighted mean IMD
31.6
higher = more deprived
NORTH EAST LONDON: 27.1
Patients in the least-deprived 20%
3.6%
IMD deciles 9–10 (England)
NORTH EAST LONDON: 6.2%
Patient share by national IMD decile
NORTH EAST LONDON
Decile 1 = the 10% most-deprived neighbourhoods in England, decile 10 = the least. Bars are the share of Tower Hamlets's registered patients living in each band; the marker is NORTH EAST LONDON.
Most-deprived neighbourhoods in the catchment
| Neighbourhood (LSOA) | IMD decile | IMD score | Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitalfields · Spitalfields & Banglatown ward Tower Hamlets 015D · E01004309 | 1 | 47.7 | 4,496 |
| Poplar Central · Lansbury ward Tower Hamlets 020C · E01004247 | 2 | 43.8 | 3,222 |
| Aldgate · Whitechapel ward Tower Hamlets 021A · E01004319 | 2 | 35.9 | 3,122 |
| Bethnal Green Central · Bethnal Green East ward Tower Hamlets 011F · E01032787 | 2 | 41.2 | 3,092 |
| Bow North & Fish Island · Bow East ward Tower Hamlets 001A · E01004222 | 2 | 37.5 | 3,090 |
| Mile End East & Burdett Estate · Mile End ward Tower Hamlets 014D · E01004272 | 2 | 42 | 3,026 |
| Bethnal Green South · Spitalfields & Banglatown ward Tower Hamlets 013A · E01004205 | 1 | 47.6 | 3,016 |
| Stepney Green · Stepney Green ward Tower Hamlets 016B · E01004287 | 2 | 42.9 | 2,883 |
Top 8 by registered patient count, IMD deciles 1–2 (Jul 2026 catchment). “≈” marks a 2021 LSOA aggregated from several 2011 LSOAs.
Catchment map · deprivation by neighbourhood
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most deprived → least deprived
Showing the 150 neighbourhoods that cover 90% of Tower Hamlets's patients — the scattered long tail of single-patient LSOAs is omitted to keep the pattern readable.
349,086 registered patients across the drawn neighbourhoods · hover one for its decile + patients. Polygons are semi-transparent so the street basemap shows through. Basemap: © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO. Boundaries: ONS LSOA (2021) super-generalised; deprivation: IoD2025.
Method: each practice's patients are counted by LSOA (2021), summed across the scope, then matched directly to IoD2025 small-area deprivation (also published on 2021 LSOAs). Patient-weighted, small-area, IoD2025 vintage. 97,023 patients were in LSOAs without a matching deprivation score and are excluded.
Deprivation — IoD2025
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IoD2025) · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area) · catchment Jul 2026
Patient-weighted · small-areaThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · LSOA
National decile
3 /10
decile 3 (more deprived)
IMD score
30.8
higher = more deprived
More deprived than NORTH EAST LONDON (score 26.9, decile 4).
The score is the same patient-weighted mean as the deprivation profile above — IoD2025 weighted by where the scope's registered patients live. Decile 1 = the 10% most-deprived practice populations in England, decile 10 = the least, ranked against the national distribution of practices' catchment-weighted IoD2025 scores.
Claimant Count — labour market
People on unemployment-related benefits, % of residents aged 16–64 · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area) · Jun 2026
Patient-weighted · small-areaThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · LSOA
7.1%
claimant rate (16–64) · catchment-weighted
This borough7.1%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD6.8%
104% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 4.1%. The rate is the claimant count as a % of residents aged 16–64, weighted by where the scope’s registered patients live (ONS/DWP Claimant Count, the same catchment-weighting engine as deprivation).
Fuel poverty — modelled
Households that are fuel-poor (LILEE), % of households · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area, modelled) · 2024 data
Patient-weighted · small-area · modelledThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · LSOA
7.3%
fuel-poor households · catchment-weighted · modelled
This borough7.3%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD10.3%
71% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 10.1%. The MODELLED LILEE fuel-poverty rate (% of households), weighted by where the scope’s registered patients live (DESNZ Sub-regional fuel poverty, the same catchment-weighting engine as deprivation). Use for general trends + high/low areas, not within-LSOA time series.
Household income — modelled
Equivalised net annual household income (before housing costs), £ · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area, modelled) · FYE2023
Patient-weighted · small-area · modelledThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · MSOA
£48,754
net income (BHC) · catchment-weighted · modelled
This borough£48,754
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD£43,955
111% of NORTH EAST LONDON
Higher than NORTH EAST LONDON
England £38,357. The MODELLED mean equivalised household income (before housing costs), weighted by where the scope’s registered patients live (ONS small-area income, the same catchment-weighting engine as deprivation — but mapped via each LSOA’s parent MSOA). Higher income is better. Modelled estimate with wide confidence intervals.
Universal Credit — households
Households on Universal Credit, % of households · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area) · Feb 2026
Patient-weighted · small-areaThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · LSOA
41%
households on UC · catchment-weighted
This borough41%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD37.9%
108% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 26.3%. The UC household rate (households on Universal Credit as a % of households, denominator the DESNZ modelled household estimate), weighted by where the scope’s registered patients live (DWP Stat-Xplore, the same catchment-weighting engine as deprivation). Higher is worse.
Child poverty — low income families
Children in relative low income (BHC, aged 0–19), % of children · registered patients, catchment-weighted (small-area) · FYE 2025
Patient-weighted · small-areaThis borough · patient-weighted (catchment)Catchment-weighted · LSOA
25.5%
children in low income · catchment-weighted
This borough25.5%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD21%
121% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 19.4%. Children in relative low income families (before housing costs, aged 0–19) as a % of all children (denominator: the Census 2021 child population), weighted by where the scope’s registered patients live (DWP Stat-Xplore CiLIF, the same catchment-weighting engine as deprivation). Higher is worse.
Resident small-area composition — Census 2021
resident small-area, catchment-weighted to the registered list · Census 2021 · catchment Jul 2026
Catchment-weighted · LSOA
% not in good health
Resident · small-area4.8%
catchment-weighted · TS037
This borough4.8%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD4.6%
104% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 5.1%Area mean 4.4% (each LSOA equal)
% overcrowded households
Resident · small-area16.7%
catchment-weighted · TS052
This borough16.7%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD15.2%
110% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 5%Area mean 9.8% (each LSOA equal)
% disabled (Equality Act)
Resident · small-area12.9%
catchment-weighted · TS038
This borough12.9%
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD13%
99% of NORTH EAST LONDON
England 17.1%Area mean 14.2% (each LSOA equal)
The lead figure is CATCHMENT-WEIGHTED — the resident % across the people registered with the scope's practices, weighting each small area (LSOA) by how many of the scope's patients live there — benchmarked against NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD and England. The small-area (area) mean counts every catchment LSOA equally, shown as a quiet contrast. ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3); resident data, never blended with the registered list.
How to read this tab
- Registered age structure. The age/sex pyramid and the 0–14 / 15–64 / 65+ split are now the REGISTERED population (GP-practice registers, GpRegisteredAgeSex) — summed across the scope's practices, the same denominator as the headline list size, so they vary as you filter to a PCN or practice. The ONS RESIDENT population (mid-year, Local-Authority grain — the people who live in the area) is kept alongside as labelled borough context. The two are different denominators and are never combined into one figure.
- Deprivation grain. The headline deprivation tile and the patient deprivation profile are ONE method — IoD2025 small-area scores weighted by where the scope's registered patients actually live (the materialised catchment-weighting layer), so the headline score equals the profile's mean. Ethnicity, life expectancy and smoking/obesity prevalence are attributed to GP practices and rolled up to this scope (population- or denominator-weighted). The comparator is the nearest parent — NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD.
- Nothing fabricated. Where a figure has no data for the scope it shows "—". The deprivation decile is derived transparently from the national distribution of practices' catchment-weighted IoD2025 scores; no estimate is invented below the grain the source supports.